Fast Facts

Fall Semester 2014

Located in Arcata, 270 miles north of San Francisco and 95 miles south of the Oregon border, on 144 acres of land, it is nestled in a spectacular setting of redwood forests, rushing rivers, ocean beaches and mountain ranges.

Average temperature and rainfall

Summer temperatures average 63 degrees in Arcata and 92 degrees just 40 miles inland in Willow Creek. Year round temperature averages 57 degrees.Overall, Humboldt County receives an average of 37.5 inches of rain per year.

Academics

Many study options are available to Humboldt students. There are 49 baccalaureate degree majors within which are 86 options/concentrations. There are also 73 minors, 12 graduate programs, 14 credential programs including 6 single subject credentials, and several certificates of study.

Fall 2014 Geographic Origin of Current Students(based on prior institution)

Region

Undergrad

Post-Bacc

Totals

Percentage

Local

915

275

1190

14.0%

Northern CA

850

22

872

10.3%

SF Bay Area

1054

22

1076

12.7%

Sacramento

288

9

297

3.5%

Coast

326

24

350

4.1%

Central CA

523

9

532

6.3%

Los Angeles

2608

24

2632

31.0%

San Diego

634

10

644

7.6%

WUE States*

456

40

496

5.8%

Other States

223

71

294

3.5%

Foreign

69

17

86

1.0%

Unknown

16

0

16

0.2%

Totals

7962

523

8485

100.0%

*WUE is a state exchange program with participants from 14 western states allowing students from these states to attend participating public colleges or universities in other states at a significantly reduced cost.

Fall 2014 First Time Undergraduate Profile

Fall 2014 First Time Undergraduate Ethnicity

Female

Male

Total

%

Black

40

29

69

5.0%

American Indian

4

6

10

0.7%

Asian

27

24

51

3.7%

Hispanic/Latino

355

197

552

39.8%

Non Resident Alien

11

6

17

1.2%

Pacific Islander

4

0

4

0.3%

Two or more

55

43

98

7.1%

Unknown

34

20

54

3.9%

White

308

223

531

38.3%

Totals

838

548

1386

100.0%

Fall 2014 - First Time Undergraduate - Other Characteristics

Female

Male

Total

First Generation

61.2%

50.7%

57.1%

Low Income

41.7%

31.7%

37.7%

Average Unit Load

14.4

14.2

14.3

In Campus Housing

89.0%

87.4%

88.4%

Origin

Local

4.9%

6.9%

5.7%

Northern California

8.0%

8.4%

8.2%

San Franciso Bay Area

14.9%

16.2%

15.4%

Sacramento

4.8%

2.7%

4.0%

Coast

2.2%

2.0%

2.0%

Central California

7.8%

7.8%

7.8%

Los Angeles

41.3%

39.2%

40.5%

San Diego

7.4%

9.7%

8.3%

WUE State

6.9%

4.9%

6.1%

Other State

1.1%

1.3%

1.2%

Foreign

0.4%

0.0%

0.2%

Unknown

0.5%

0.7%

0.6%

College of Major

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

21.8%

19.3%

20.8%

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

40.4%

46.7%

42.9%

College of Professional Studies

23.2%

21.9%

22.7%

Undeclared

14.6%

12.1%

13.6%

Average Annual College Summaries for 5 years

Average Annual Headcount

College

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

CAHSS

2161

2124

2105

2087

2065

CNRS

2676

2822

3003

3133

3330

CPS

2310

2279

2262

2255

2365

All University

466

444

428

336

292

University Wide

7612

7669

7798

7811

8052

Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)

College

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

CAHSS

3013.7

2949.6

3024.3

2920.9

2922.4

CNRS

2328.6

2387.7

2527.9

2684.4

2780.5

CPS

1889.1

1874.3

1841.3

1734.8

1771.0

All University

15.7

11.8

24.6

19.9

85.2

University Wide

7247.0

7223.5

7418.1

7360.0

7559.1

Full-Time Equivalent Faculty (FTEF)

College

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

CAHSS

125.7

124.1

127.3

130.3

131.2

CNRS

115.1

114.1

121.3

125.5

132.3

CPS

80.9

76.4

75.5

72.1

76.9

All University

0.3

0.1

0.7

0.7

5.8

University Wide

322.1

314.7

324.8

328.5

346.2

Student Faculty Ratio (SFR)

College

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

CAHSS

24.0

23.8

23.5

22.4

22.3

CNRS

20.2

20.9

20.5

21.4

21.0

CPS

23.3

23.0

23.5

24.1

23.0

All University

57.8

94.3

33.6

27.7

14.7

University Wide

22.5

23.0

22.4

22.4

21.8

FTEF is from the CDPS Course Section Report. This represents the FTEF used to teach courses in each subject and may not match the FAD report which summarizes FTEF by department of appointment. Therefore, the Student /Faculty Ratios indicate the actual instructional experience in each subject area.

The historical data is portrayed according to the current college configuration of departments.

CAHSS = College of Arts, Humanities & Social SciencesCNRS = College of Natural Resources & SciencesCPS = College of Professional StudiesAU = All University (General Studies)

Fall 2014 Faculty Data

M

F

Total

Tenured/Tenure Track

127

92

219

Lecturer (Temporary)

141

210

351

University Totals

268

302

570

Fall 2014 Faculty Data
(by position type)

M

F

Total

Professor

79

42

121

Associate Professor

29

23

52

Assistant Professor

19

27

46

Lecturer (Temporary)

141

210

351

University Totals

268

302

570

Fall 2014 Faculty Ethnicity Data

Tenured/Tenure Track

Lecturer

M

F

M

F

American Indian/Alaska Native

2

1

4

7

Asian

10

5

1

4

Black

2

2

2

3

Hispanic

3

4

8

7

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

0

0

0

2

White

103

73

99

158

Two or More

2

0

4

6

Unknown

5

7

23

23

Subtotal

127

92

141

210

University Totals

219

351

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